New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-20

| 70 nv questions the incident of the cocks child
She admitted. with reluctance that she was
| in fear of her husbands violence that evening"
not because the thing would have been new 10 hoi'
but because she would have been less ntun W D."a
| IT. on account of her weak health. Inc mum wa"
dead-had died a death horrible enough 70 "Pp".
| even an cnemy-but the mere thouEh' VI ''''
made nv blood boil against his memory!
lis il not possible, Mrs. liumby' tlat son'o
| norton Of your inn rcssiOns after a"aklhs may
| havc hccn derived from or colOrcd by VISION you
had in your sleep? Is it too late now 10 try anu
rccollcct whether you had been dreaming N'o"ins
| is more likely, under the clrcuhs'ahccs,Ho"
| mind was full of certain cAcl'c'hch's ''iu &C.,
and everybody knows that the brain goes on "'r,
,ho body has sunk into sleep Just as the sea sun
rolls after the storm has ceased bl0wlh@' Ii"S'
think: il would alter everything so muc"' II NY
| i'm, rcssion turned out correct
| / noticed her clasp her hands IN her mp anu
nor face assumed n grave and even earnest cNpres
49,: cho ,,os silent for the sracc Of nearly two
| minutes and from the direction OF her eyes knew
she was looking the Intervening grouhas Az
the fre-blaccned remains OF her iatc hohc' WV
Everest she answered at last speaking lo"' VIII
ont removing her eyes from that Spot. III! schHo
unro TOO alert that night to deceive me. LOOK,
she added untying small scarf from her hc'N'
/ had heard of this before and the evidence was
rcrplexinr-to me painfully The brutal marks
we're still clearly disccrnible on her dehc"'
throat even through the pink tIncc Whlch rosc w
veil them she displayed her neck
"No MOI she went on, in the same low voice.
81 was not dreaming 1t all exactly as l nave
described it, with nothing to add ana ho'ninE "
take away. What | do not remember cicarN -
the manner Of my escape from inc p"hs"io" anu
my reaching here" g, 40,
shat is easily coniccturcd." replied. "oi
coursn now | entirely believe that what you s'ate
was fact. and not fancy Inc "!''''' 49,
surrounds it must he cleared IN some way y, c." r
other Why should your husband he dressed. lor
Mrs IIumhy?" .,ou,.
None. Mr.. Everest 1t is rs much mystery
n mo as 70 Won. As well as-as his returning TO
his chamber again -, -,
1T is almost incomrrchcnsible, seeing that INC
house was then actually on fire"
IT was only comprehensive on the theory 'ha'
the man had committed suicide. That no one III
,Jullabad would bcstow moments consideration
On snch a theory in connection with t"IoheI
lumby is in itself fact that may be noted
DO YOU fancy, Mrs IIumby. that any of the
natives might have fired the Observation-Disclosures
ally or accidentally" .
Il do not think So Not one oi 'h'ih "'"''
do harm to me-" Ill, .,
1 suggested. u.
Yes; but the man would not lave done 1T. lie
knew | was there, and that | WINS weak lie
would not have riskcd inJuring me, she SNu' WIN
n quiet faith that was convincing.
The fire broke ont soon before II O'Clock, ann
there were no natives on the premises then c\c'p'
the khidmatgar already mentioned ana an "N"l.
No suspicion rested, or could rest, on cllcr' "l'
if the fire was the result of IN accident IL was
impossible to assign cause after the most Scarci-
ing inquiry
The tears were in her eyes wien 81" gave me
her hand at the conclusion Of this interview
promised 10 send the lawyer 10 her next day ana
with a feeling Of disappointment ana deep dcSpohd-
cncy, / took my way again 10 Lady hci'N.
1 related all that had passed and my irultI'sN
efforts 10 move the foundations Of Mrs. liumlN
unfortunate statement. Lady o Reilly listened to
me attentivclv, and somewhat startled and shocked
mo bv ouictlv asking, with her blue eyes ohserN-
antly uIon me: Tell me truly, Mr.. Everest
have Won entire faith in Mrs IIumhys innocence
'She is as innocent my mother answered.
Il will think over it all before tomorrow
She said. after pause. Mr. Maplcson must
SEQ her. and his opinion Will hc OF more value
than ours
Before leaving. Lady O'Relly invited me 10 call
NJ 4 next dav. | will pass over the intervening
hours which were anxious ones to me- Ie.'
more than ever bound up in this young WIDOW
fate and il was torment TO Inc 10 be 50 io"tfloSH
as |
Lady O'RciIly's ayah conducted me into her
l,dyship's private sitt;ng-room when arrived next
afternoon at o'clock. Mr. Maplcson was already
there, having come direct from his int'rVic" "i'h
Mrs IIumly.
Mrs IlumbY has 10 NOR" u'No''u IlI'Hi !"
.yullabad than MIR Everest" said Lady . Kelly. !
Now. Mr. Mnpcson. will you kindly tell us
what YOU have learned and what you THINK
lie told MS briefly and clearly, like LAWYER
what he had learned from his interview. Mrs,
lumby was perfectly frank with him-hut II an
came 70 this he had gathered nothing ne"
we must take the fact Ms il stands lac went
on Colonel lIumby was burned to death on
his bed You reject the idea Of suicide 80 do
/. in my private Judgment or course as
LAWYER / must make what can out Of every
thing that suggests itself In favor Of my case
If we cannot prove an accident we must a1mI'
Il wilful and fconious aO-iu word 1"t
murder was pcrpctratcd. | am afraid II VIII
have 10 come to that," he said gravcly
his was literally appalling. coming proi's-
sionaly from Mr. Mapcson. II left no room
for protest. for argument, hardly-as 1T seemed
for defence! What fatal web circumstances
had woven around this innocent and unhappy
woman! There cnsucd IA painful silence, lasting
several minutes We did not ask the lawyer what
the alternative "thcory' was-no need for That IL
weighed like n mountain Of lead upon me
At last Lady O'Rcilly broke tic silence For
the question which she now put 10 Mr.. Mapl'son
her tone was quiet, measured, AS though ST." asked
with deliberate purpose: Mr. Maplcson-ii II
is proper question TO put 10 You, in confidence
among oursclvcs-what is your own opinion
frankly as regards Mrs llumbJ =
The lawyer was taken abaclI. For myself
1 held my breath, as if it were the verdict Ct
the lurv which about I" be pronounced
FRANKLY" lac answered. Il think She fired the
nuncaiow. Under temporary arrangement. per-
haps, and without distinct intent to cause her
husbands death But from all know at present
/ cannot come to any other conclusion thhh ua'
her hand did tn This was horrible what !
should have said or done but for the quick ana
thoughtful intcrpostion Of Lady O'lally. do not
know She rose, and with rocling head was barely
conscious that she bowed 10 MIR Maplcson, and
went as far as the door with him. Then she came
back, her lovely face lii up with that luminous
Kindness which heaven gives 10 the true woman,
and laid her hand gently on my nrm =" My poor
bow she said, ." il has been hard 10 hear that
sentence sloltcn. Will it comfort you if ! say
that nv belief In her innocence is as mistaken
as your own?"